Ariel Castro faces 977 counts, including kidnapping and rape

Victims ‘relieved’ after Cleveland kidnapper pleads guilty to 937 charges against him

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Cleveland search called off in neighbourhood where bodies of three women were found

But police are still concerned that they could find more victims as suspect appears influenced by Cleveland serial killer

Anthony Sowell of Cleveland, Ohio appears in court on Wednesday,
charged with murder, rape and kidnapping

Sex offender 'fascinated' by Cleveland Strangler case held by police after three women's bodies are found

Police are carrying out a further search for additional victims amid concern there may be more bodies

This photo provided by the Toledo, Ohio Fire and Rescue Department shows Pamela Knox's car at the bottom of a sinkhole caused by a broken water pipe in Toledo, Ohio

Video: The crater escape - sinkhole swallows car in Toledo, Ohio but driver freed unharmed

Pamela Knox was driving along when suddenly her car started to slip into a hole - and kept on slipping.

Stunt pilot Charles Schwenker and wing-walker Jane Wicker die after plane crashes and bursts into flames at Ohio air show

The woman and her pilot have been named as Jane Wicker and Charles Schwenker

Ricardo Woods was convicted in a murder trial that hinged on a paralyzed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter

Paralysed victim used blinks to identify killer

Before he finally died from his injuries, paralysed shooting victim David Chandler was able to identify his killer with the only means of communication he had left: blinking his eyes.

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

A solar-powered plane bidding to fly across the U.S. has landed at Dulles International Airport near the nation's capital, with one leg to New York left.

Prosecutors may pursue a death penalty case against Ariel Castro

Cleveland kidnapping latest: Police find chains in house where three women including Amanda Berry were held captive for a decade

The suspects in the Cleveland kidnapping are expected to be charged today as the investigation into their imprisonment for a decade continues.

David Chandler: The drug user died after being shot while waiting for to complete a deal

Ohio trial hinges on a dying man’s blinks

Jurors need to decide if paralysed victim, David Chandler, was alert when police say he identified alleged killer

Sports fans: Americans at play in Love of Winter

Charles Darwent on art: George Bellows was knock-out – but he was always playing catch-up

The star of the Ashcan School was influenced by the Impressionists. Yet for all the surface charm, his work shows a fear of what lies beneath

True nightmare: Dreama Walker is the victim of a vicious hoax in the discomforting, then maddening 'Compliance'

Film review: Compliance (15)

Craig Zobel's drama, allegedly "inspired by true events", is a banal nightmare about coercion and gullibility.

Amish leader Samuel Mullet at his Ohio home

Amish chief Samuel Mullet faces life in jail over beard attack

Prosecutors said the attacks constituted a hate crime

Bonner ran away from home at the age of 14

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner: Ohio Players frontman

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, who died in Ohio on 26 January at the age of 69, was the frontman for the hit-making funk band the Ohio Players. Known for their brassy dance music, catchy lyrics and flaboyant outfits, they topped the charts in the 1970s with hits such as "Love Rollercoaster," ''Fire," ''Skin Tight" and "Funky Worm."

Inventor of the Etch A Sketch dies aged 86

The inventor of the Etch A Sketch, the famous red toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France.

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